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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

News•by Staff•February 2, 2016

School bus driver publishes book

Therese Mileti, a driver for Centerville (Ohio) City Schools, kept notes of encounters with her students over the 15 years she has driven a school bus and published “School Bus Sass.” 

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News•by Staff•January 29, 2016

School bus aide, driver fired for abusing special-needs student

The aide allegedly threatened to kick the crying student off the bus if he didn’t quiet down and pinned him against the side of the bus for seven minutes, and the driver did not intervene. The two lost an appeal to keep their unemployment benefits.

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News•by Staff•January 29, 2016

School bus driver admits slapping special-needs student

School bus video footage shows the driver and a school aide holding down a 15-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, who was in a restraint at the time, and the driver slapping him. The driver has resigned. 

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News•by Staff•January 28, 2016

New lift LEDs light up work area under buses, trucks

Rotary Lift’s Line Light 4 kit includes four long LED light wands that attach to the vehicle lift and produce more than 4,000 total lumens.

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News•by Staff•January 28, 2016

Survey estimates nearly 24K illegal school bus passing incidents in New York

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation’s Jan. 20 survey found that 1,057 school bus drivers reported a total of 504 illegal passing incidents. The total estimated illegal passing rate statewide is 23,841 passes for that day.

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News•by Staff•January 28, 2016

Thomas Built Buses reveals new tech training dates

Three sessions of Thomas Built Institute Service Training will be offered in 2016, including a new Canadian edition.

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News•by Staff•January 26, 2016

Blue Bird school bus dealer hires training coordinator

In the new position, Joseph Doyle will manage training programs for New York Bus Sales customers, technicians and sales staff. He will also work with industry associations statewide on training activities.

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News•by Staff•January 26, 2016

SafeStop app added at 4 Illinois districts

Through a partnership with bus company Olson Transportation, parents and school officials at the Chicago area school districts will be able to connect in real time with their children’s school bus.

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News•by Staff•January 25, 2016

West Virginia district adds Wi-Fi to school buses

Kanawha County (W.Va.) Schools chose Cradlepoint to support in-vehicle connectivity for the county’s 158 school buses. Students can complete homework assignments, access electronic textbooks, and utilize educational software from school-administered instructional tablets aboard the bus.

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News•by Staff•January 25, 2016

2 school bus contractors win grants for Zonar equipment

NSTA members Sunrise Transportation and Minnesota Coaches get up to $50,000 each for Zonar fleet management hardware as recipients of the Don Carnahan Memorial Grant.

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